Directions (1-15):In the following questions, you are required to identify and assess the logical Relationship between a given pair of words in the question, then choose a pair of words from the options that exhibit the same logical relationship as the original pair in the questions.
Q1.NECROMANCER : WITCHCRAFT
(a) puritan : excellence
(b) gourmand : starvation
(c) swindler : knavery
(d) lawyer : graft
(e) None of the above
Q2.EXTRACT : TOOTH
(a) cut : nail
(b) uproot : stump
(c) pull out : pin
(d) cut : wood
(e) None of the above
Q3.HUG : AFFECTION
(a) dour : humous
(b) nod : assent
(c) virus : influenza
(d) feet : walk
(e) None of the above
Q4.ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO
(a) shoulder : armpits
(b) stomach : intestine
(c) shoe : laces
(d) toe : foot
(e) None of the above
Q5.CODICIL : WILL
(a) book : chapter
(b) outhouse : premises
(c) annexure : book
(d) limb : extremity
(e) None of the above
Q6.GETS ON : BUS
(a) hopes : fear
(b) enters : account book
(c) disembarks : airplane
(d) boards : rowboat
(e) None of the above
Q7.MUMBLE : INDISTINCT
(a) scribble : illegible
(b) screech : gentle
(c) swagger : timid
(d) sneeze : deliberate
(e) None of the above
Q8.FOOTBALL : SPORT
(a) rhythm : poetry
(b) verse : literature
(c) dancing : ballet
(d) research : biology
(e) None of the above
Q9.SAILOR : LIGHTHOUSE
(a) snake : hiss
(b) air raid : siren
(c) car horn : driver
(d) sleeper : smoke alarm
(e) None of the above
Q10.SIMMER : BOIL
(a) glide : drift
(b) gambol : play
(c) drizzle : downpour
(d) stagnate : flow
(e) None of the above
Q11.MITIGATE : PUNISHMENT
(a) change : order
(b) place : placement
(c) monotonous : change
(d) alleviate : pain
(e) None of the above
Q12.SAPLING : TREE
(a) puppy : dog
(b) canine : feline
(c) cat : lion
(d) poodle : terrier
(e) None of the above
Q13.TYRE : RUBBER
(a) oasis : desert
(b) house : roof
(c) paper : wood
(d) pebble : boulder
(e) None of the above
Q14.ANGLER : BAIT
(a) mouse : mousetrap
(b) hunter : decoy
(c) language : code
(d) treasure : map
(e) None of the above
Q15.BACTERIUM : COLONY
(a) microbe : disease
(b) whale : school
(c) shoal : fish
(d) virus : immunization
(e) None of the above
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. A necromancer is one who practices witchcraft, while a swindler practices knavery.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Just as you extract a tooth, you uproot a stump.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. The way a hug shows affection; in the same manner a nod shows the expression of approval or agreement.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Islands are parts of an archipelago, just as a toe is a part of a foot. (A part to whole analogy)
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. A codicil is an addition to a will, just like an annexure is an addition to a book.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. We get on a bus, just as we board a rowboat.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. A mumble is indistinct, while a scribble is illegible.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Football is a type of sport, just as verse is a type of literature.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. A sailor is warned by a light house, just as a person who is sleeping is warned by a smoke alarm.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. This is a degree of intensity analogy. Simmer is a milder form of boiling just as a drizzle is a milder form of a downpour.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Just as we mitigate (lessen) punishment, we alleviate (lessen) pain.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. A sapling is a baby tree, just as a puppy is a baby dog.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. A tyre is made from rubber, while paper is made out of wood. In other words, rubber is a raw material for tyre as wood is a raw material for paper.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. An angler uses a bait to attract fish, as a hunter uses a decoy.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. A colony of bacterium, as a school of whales.
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